re: The Ticket in Dallas reporting that NT Josh Brent jailed in Irving (Posted on 12/8/12 at 2:22 pm to The Jackson 4)

quote:Irving, Texas police confirmed Saturday afternoon that Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent has been arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter after an early morning automobile accident killed passenger Jerry Brown, a member of the Cowboys' practice squad, according to the Dallas Morning News.

Brown was 25.

More details via the Morning News:

Brent was responsive and talking to officers when police arrived, authorities said. Brown, the passenger, was unresponsive and rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Brent was given a sobriety test and failed, according to police. He was taken to a hospital where his blood was drawn. He was then taken to the Irving City Jail and booked with a second degree felony charge.

According to police, Brent was driving at a high rate of speed when his car "hit the outside curb," flipped, and came to rest in the middle of the road.